Tie and rail-fastener



H. A. BERQUIST.

TIE AND RAIL FASTENEH. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6.1919.

1 ,329,879, Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

WITNESSES HENRY A. BERQUIST, (3F ST. CBOIX FALLS,

Wisconsin.

TIE arm RnrL-rAs'rENER.

To all whom it may. concern 1 Be it known that I, HENRY A. Bnnooisr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of St. Croix Falls, in 'the countyof Polk andState of Wisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Tie and Rail-Fastener,

of which the following is a full, clear and exact description.

This invention relates to railway ties and fasteners and has-for an object to provide an improved structure in which any size rail may be readily clamped in position on a metallic supporting tie.

Another object of the invention is to provide a metallic tie and fastener arranged with the fastener rigidly secured to the tie and retaining members fastener to clamp the rail in position thereon while admitting of an adjustment in either direction.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metal tie and fastener in which oppositely arranged clamping means are provided in order that the rail may be properly clamped in position and adjusted for alincment purposes.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a tie with a fastener thereon disclosing an embodiment of the in ention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through. Fig. on line 3-3.

Fig. l is a detail perspective view of the fastening plate removed.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a metal tie provided with notches and 8 for receiving the overlapping portions of the tie plate 4-. This tie plate is associated with pair of clamping; members 5 and 6 which engage part of the tie plate and the flanges of the rail 7. for adjustinq the osition of the rail 7 and clamplng it rigidly in its ad usted position.

In forming the tie plate 1, as shown in Fig. 4, not'hes 8 and 9 are provided for accommodating the hook ends 10 and 11 of the clamping members 5 and 6. These notches are made an appreciable distance deeper than the thickness of the hook ends 10 and 11 in order that these hook ends may slide back and forth for adjusting the rail 7 laterally. The plate is also designed to permit the clamping hooks 10 and 11 to Specification of Letters Yatent.

Application filed June 6, 1919.

associated with the Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

Serial No. 302,124.

move inwardly in order rail than that shown in the drawing In forming the clamping plate, in addition to the notches 8 and 9, depending cars 12 and 13 are provided for receiving the threaded ends of the clamping members 5 and 6, and against which the clamping nuts 14 and 15 press when the clamping members are tightened. The depending ears 12 and 13 are provided projections 16 which are adapted to fit snugly within the upstanding walls of the U-shaped tie 1 so as to receive the respective rivets 17 and 18. In addition to this arrangement for holding the clamping plate in position exterior depending ears 19 and 20 are provided which contact with the exterior surface of the upstanding walls of the tie 1 as shown more particularly in Figs. 1 and 2, whereby the rivets 21 and 2:2 may act as locking means for holding this part of the plate firmly in contact with the tie. In order that these ears may be placed exterior of the tie while the extensions 16 are arranged interiorly the notches 2 and 3 of the tie are sufficiently wide to accommodate the base of the plate 1, said notches being of the proper depth to cause the upper face of the base plate 1 to be flush with the upper surface of the upstanding walls of tie 1. In arranging the apertures 24 and 25 in the cars 12 and 18 they are spaced 'ashort distance below the end face of base 1 whereby the threaded ends of the fasteners 5 and 6 will be arranged at a slight downward angle so that as the nuts 1% and 15 begin to operate there will be a slight downward pull as well as a horizontal pull against the flanges of the rail 7 so as to clamp the rail tightly against the plate 4 and also to lock the rail in position against lateral movement, that is against movement longitudinally of the tie This arrangement of clamping members 5 and 6 notonly permits an alinement of the rail, but permits the rails to be adjusted toward or from each other as circumstances may demand, as for instance when the rail is arranged on a curve and it is desired to have the rails slightly farther apart than when extending in a straight line. This arrangement permits rails of different sizes to be used and properly lined up.

WVhat I claim is:

1. A rail and tie comprising a tie having upstanding walls, a tie plate provided to grip a smaller with laterally extending with a pair of inner ears and a pair of outer ears at each end, said inner ears fitting flatwise against the inner surface of said upstanding Walls and said outer ears fitting fiatwise against the outer surface of said upstanding walla-means extending through said upstanding Walls and the respectire ears for securing the ears rigidly to the upstanding walls, and securing means coacting with the tie plate for securing a rail on the tie plate. r

' 2. A rail tie and fastener comprising a tie having upstanding Walls a tie plate provided with an interior and an exterior ear 3 at each end for fitting against said Walls interiorly and eXteriorly thereof andia single depending fiange'at each end, said flanges being on opposlte sides of the plate clan1ping means extending through said ears and through said upstanding Walls for securing the tie plate in position, said tie plate havinga pair of notches, one notch being on the side opposite each of said flanges, a hook member fitted into each of said notches adapted to overlap the base of a rail mount ed on the tie plate, said hook members being formed with threaded extensions projecting through said flanges, one threaded extension GXtGildiIlg through each flange, and a nut for each threaded extension bearing against the respective flanges for securing the rail on the tie plate, the arrangement of said notches in said tie plate permitting a limited lateral adjustment of the rail.

HENRY A. BERQUIST. 

